{"product_id":"api2500buscompressor","title":"Universal Audio API 2500 Bus Compressor","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wlQKsoweM84?si=b1_6FMuwJW9Zj5yC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.uaudio.com\/assetlibrary\/a\/p\/api_2500_carousel.jpg\" width=\"690\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAn obsessively accurate emulation of API’s flagship compressor.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"gallery665bd7140e394\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe API 2500 Bus Compressor is a permanent fixture on the stereo bus of many of the world's top engineers and producers. Considered the best of the Paul Wolff-era API circuit designs, this famed compressor adds energy, movement, and tone to stereo mixes and subgroups unlike any other compressor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe API 2500 Bus Compressor plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is a spot-on emulation of this classic compressor, capturing its all-discrete signal path with Thrust\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e circuitry — and features a fanatically detailed modeling of API's custom transformers and 2510 and 2520 op amps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIncluded Versions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.uaudio.com\/assetlibrary\/c\/o\/compatibility_section_icons_native.png 1x,https:\/\/media.uaudio.com\/assetlibrary\/c\/o\/compatibility_section_icons_native_@2x.png 2x\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUAD Native\u003cbr\u003eRuns on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.uaudio.com\/assetlibrary\/c\/o\/compatibility_section_icons_apollo.png 1x,https:\/\/media.uaudio.com\/assetlibrary\/c\/o\/compatibility_section_icons_apollo_@2x.png 2x\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApollo Realtime \u0026amp; UAD‑2\u003cbr\u003eRuns accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\u003cp\u003eUAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.uaudio.com\/assetlibrary\/H\/T\/HT_API_2500.png\" width=\"690\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlue together your stereo mixes and subgroups with the world’s finest circuit emulation of the iconic API 2500 compressor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect between \"Old” and \"New” compression, with feedback or feed-forward sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharpen your workflow with plug‑in‑only Mix and Headroom controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePunch up low frequencies with API's patented Thrust technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContour your mix's stereo interaction with percent-based L\/R Link controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMix with artist presets from Jeff Balding (Faith Hill), Vance Powell (Jack White), Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers), and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"8c1b6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Only End-to-End API 2500 Emulation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoring over proprietary \"for-your-eyes-only\" schematics made available to Universal Audio by API, our team of DSP experts analyzed two classic API 2500s — rackmount and in-console — ensuring one of UA's tightest behavioral circuit models to date. Working together with API's engineers, we scrutinized every facet of the plug-in against its analog counterpart, delivering the definitive representation of this iconic compressor. Early beta testing with UA artists confirmed that the plug-in ranks among the most accurate analog emulations in UA history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"8169e\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt for the 2-Bus\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPI designed the 2500 compressor with program material firmly in mind. Its Release control includes fixed or variable options, while the Attack, Threshold, and Ratio controls offer musical tweaking throughout their range, making the API 2500 a toneful dynamics overlord for your stereo bus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"e6acf\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShaping Tone and Dynamics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe API 2500 allows selection between three custom-voiced compression Knees — Soft, Medium, and Hard. You can shape the tone further with two compression types; \"Old\" for characterful peak-detection harkening back to API's earliest, highly-coveted 525, or \"New\", which features a modern feed-forward design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"42fe8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThrust Control for Unmatched Punch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaken from their Paragon series of consoles, the API 2500’s Thrust feature puts a filter before the RMS detector, evening high and low frequency energy — so neither triggers the compressor more than the other. This gives you a tight hallmark API punch beyond any other compressor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"dda04\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEnhance Energy and Motion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMost compressors only allow you to turn left\/right linking on or off. The API 2500 Bus Compressor Link parameters allow for precision control of your mix's L\/R dynamic interaction. Set exactly how much dependence — or independence — you want your L\/R spatial dynamics field to have, and hone your dynamic contours even further with the Shape control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdl id=\"collateral-tabs\"\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"52918\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSystem Requirements\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emacOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, or Sonoma 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntel, AMD or Apple silicon processor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternet connection to download software and authorize native UAD plug-ins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree UA Connect application for managing native UAD plug-ins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA supported DAW compatible with VST, AU and AAX plug-in file formats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNative UAD Instruments Requirements\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSample-based UAD instruments require SSD storage with APFS formatting for macOS or NTFS formatting for Windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 GB to 10 GB available SSD storage per plug-in (space requirement varies per UAD Instrument). A minimum of 100 GB available storage is highly recommended.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividual UAD Instrument storage requirements are listed on \u003cstrong\u003eUA Connect’s UAD Plug-Ins\u003c\/strong\u003e tab.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOperating systems not listed above are untested. Although untested operating systems may work, they are not supported by Universal Audio.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePre-release and beta versions of operating systems are not supported.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNative UAD plug-ins on Apple silicon machines automatically run natively on Apple silicon in DAWs that support native Apple silicon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWindows running via Bootcamp on Mac systems are not supported.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRegistration Information\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRedeem Code: https:\/\/www.uaudio.com\/my\/account\/redeem\/  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53056048562460,"sku":"1172-43","price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/1983\/4140\/files\/universalaudioapi2500buscompressor.jpg?v=1758911930","url":"https:\/\/jrrshop-3235.myshopify.com\/products\/api2500buscompressor","provider":"jrrshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}